diff --git a/lib/libfetch/Makefile b/lib/libfetch/Makefile
index 14b03316ce7d..f717bb05869d 100644
--- a/lib/libfetch/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libfetch/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ INCS=		fetch.h
 MAN=		fetch.3
 CLEANFILES=	ftperr.h httperr.h
 
-SHLIB_MAJOR=    2
+SHLIB_MAJOR=    3
 SHLIB_MINOR=	0
 
 ftperr.h: ftp.errors